Outstanding reinforcing effect of highly oriented chitin whiskers in PVA nanocomposites

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 799-805

  Uddin, Ahmed Jalal ^a   Fujie, Masahiro ^a   Sembo, Shinichiro ^a   Gotoh, Yasuo ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chitin whiskers; Creep; Interfacial interaction; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Indexed keywords

COOLING CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLINITIES; DRAW RATIO; DSC MEASUREMENTS; GEL SPINNING; HIGH ORIENTATION; HOT DRAWING; INFRARED DICHROISMS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MATRIX; MATRIX POLYMERS; NANOCOMPOSITE FIBERS; NONISOTHERMAL; REINFORCING EFFECTS; STRESS TRANSFER;

CHITIN; CREEP; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SPINNING (FIBERS); STRESSES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 80054732931     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.08.071     Document Type: Article

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